: of or relating to a strict sect of Mennonites who were followers of Amman and settled in America chiefly in the 18th century
Amish
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In the News Brittany Edgar, a 32-year-old from Spring Valley, Minn., was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and injuring seven children and their parents after hitting a family in an Amish buggy and driving away.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Pennsylvania has the largest Amish community in the United States, estimated at around 87,000 people.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
With a setting of Amish buggies, horses, and folks sitting on wooden benches taking in Monroe’s music, Garcia had second thoughts.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
Slain Amish woman was found with throat cut, court documents show
Andy Byler told police that about two weeks before his wife's murder, a suspicious person arrived at their home at night, the documents said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Cranston is not from the Amish community himself, authorities previously told PEOPLE.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Seven victims of the crash were members of the Amish community in Virginia and were visiting family in Wisconsin.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
In 2014, when an outbreak of nearly 400 cases took hold in Ohio, almost entirely within the Amish community, the local vaccination rate was estimated to be about 14 percent.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
Seven of those in the van were members of an Amish community in Virginia, the Sentinel reported.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Pennsylvania has the largest Amish community in the United States, estimated at around 87,000 people.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
With a setting of Amish buggies, horses, and folks sitting on wooden benches taking in Monroe’s music, Garcia had second thoughts.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
Slain Amish woman was found with throat cut, court documents show
Andy Byler told police that about two weeks before his wife's murder, a suspicious person arrived at their home at night, the documents said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Cranston is not from the Amish community himself, authorities previously told PEOPLE.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Seven victims of the crash were members of the Amish community in Virginia and were visiting family in Wisconsin.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
In 2014, when an outbreak of nearly 400 cases took hold in Ohio, almost entirely within the Amish community, the local vaccination rate was estimated to be about 14 percent.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
Seven of those in the van were members of an Amish community in Virginia, the Sentinel reported.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Amish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Amish. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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